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G-Code interface
This tab page is for setting up general file properties and to administrate user-defined profiles.
Profile
All settings are stored as a set of properties associated with the displayed profile name.
The pull down list contains all existing and selectable profiles.
If you select a new profile from the pull down list all changes of the actual profile will be stored
before loading the settings of the new profile.
New creates a new profile, and the user is asked for a profile name. Initially the new profile is
created with a set of default settings.
Delete deletes the currently displayed profile.
General parameters
Output comments: Within the G-Code specification optional comments are allowed using
parentheses. You can insert these comments anywhere into your profile definition, e.g. inside
the program header or at the end of a command line.
If you switch off this option, all comments are suppressed and not written to the output file,
regardless of where comments are specified within the profile.
Column width: The coordinate values within the command lines are aligned using the given
column width. The parameter defines the number of characters per column.
HINT: Make extensive use of comments while you specify a new G-Code profile, so it becomes
easier to verify a generated test file. If your profile is well proven, just turn off all comments to
reduce file size.
Numerical parameters
Decimal places: The number of decimal places for the output of coordinates (valid in the range
from 0 to 8).
INFO: The number of decimal places affects the accuracy of the generated part.
Coordinates unit: Deviating from the internal unit of measurement used from VisCAM (1.0 mm)
you can choose any unit of measurement for the coordinate values (e.g. 1.0 inch), which are
then automatically converted and written to the G-Code file.
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